News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Energy of the Future: Conservation + Renewable Energy

Green house emission has been the headlines for several years. In the heart of the news-lines lies the main catalyst for this alarming topic of global climate change, fossil fuel. Seemingly, our voracious demand for energy is spurring prices to new heights and CO2 even beyond accepted ecological parameters. Global energy consumption is currently approximately [...]

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Recent News on Energy & Global Warming: Cheap LED bulb, China’s Green Initiatives, Solar Plants on Farming land and A Great Menace Facing Greenland’s ice sheet

Cheap LED Blub Edges Below $20 (The New York Times) A new marketing effort has been triggered by Home Depot to assure that households accept LED lighting. Early in August, retail giant launched the sale of light bulbs placed in their highly energy-efficient stall at amazingly cheap prices, below $20. Other stores are going to [...]

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Cogentrix Energy Confirms Concentrating Photovoltaic Solar Power Facility Project in Colorado

A new solar power project is expected to become the world’s largest concentrating photovoltaic solar power facility. Recently, Cogentrix Energy LLC, which is a ruling electric power generation-projects-development company, revealed that they are joining in on a contract with the Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), Xcel Energy Company. They are going to establish a [...]

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Interesting Facts about Renewable Energy (Solar and Wind Energy): Part 2

Here is some basic information about renewable energy sources like solar and wind energy. It is important to know as much as possible concerning the energy sources of the future. Solar Energy 1. The sunlight that strikes the earth surface during an hour, if it could be harnessed, would be enough to power the world’s [...]

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Interesting Facts about Renewable Energy (Water, Geothermal and Bio-Energy): Part 1

This article provides a few interesting facts related to sources of renewable energy like water, geothermal and bio-energy. The potential of renewable energy is phenomenal. Water (as a source of energy) There is a vast depository of water on the earth surface. Did you know? 1. Water is the most known sources of renewable energy, [...]

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Spain Cutting Subsidies for Solar PV cells

According to the Spanish industry ministry, the current feed-in tariffs for photovoltaic installation might experience a cut of 45 percent. Plans to reduce solar photovoltaic installation were reported by the Spanish government. The announced plans are expected to slash support current installations. The Industry Ministry proposed a step-by-step slash in feed-in tariffs. A 45 percent [...]

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Will Graphene Organic Photovoltaics, or, Joggers’ T-shirts Power Your Cell phones someday?

A team from the University of Southern California has created flexible transparent carbon atom films. According to the researchers who have produced them, these films have much potential for a novel kind of solar cells. Professor of electrical engineering, Chongwu Zhou, of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, wrote in a paper that has lately [...]

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The Best of Solar Technology: Thermal or PV?

Solar energy shining at the earth surface represents a thousands of times of the current world’s electricity. Solar power has a bright future but the technology that is going to rule is still a question. Is it going to be thermal solar power or photovoltaic solar technology? Although, solar power has an Olympian capacity it [...]

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Ways to Encourage Governmental Support for Solar Power

Those who are interested in solar power will certainly be looking for subsidies, grants, feed-in tariffs and other governmental support that bring the cost of installing solar power down. Homeowners are already benefiting from lucrative subsidies in some countries. This has been triggered through growing global pressures over the concern of limited fossil fuels. Consequently, [...]

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Global Investment Trends in Green Energy Unveiled In Recent Reports (2010)

Investment in clean energy remains strong despite the tough recession. Renewable is constantly expanding in most countries. The past year, 2009, marked the subsequent second year in a row carrying a higher expansion capacity in renewable sources of energy like solar and wind in comparison to gas, coal and nuclear energy. This was published in [...]

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